pricing policy

Paid 40 days before start of program: 500.00
Paid 30 days before start of program: 575.00
Paid at start of program or payment plan: 600.00


A 100.00 non-refundable deposit will hold your space.

The remaining amount will be due 15 days before the start of the program, unless you have worked out a payment plan with the studio.

A payment plan can be set up in monthly installments through Tejas Yoga. The monthly rate will be decided between the student and Tejas Yoga before the start of the program.

instructors

James Tennant was exposed to yoga in 1996 through his first spiritual mentor Jeri Lucas, who continues to inspire him today. With a growing love for the practice, James participated in the 2001 Ana Forest teacher training. In 2003 he traveled to Kiev, Ukraine for a four-month intensive training in Universal Freestyle Yoga with Andrey Lappa. After a couple years of teaching and studying in Chicago, he took an 8-month sabbatical to study with the beloved Dharma Mittra in New York, NY. His interest in Ayurveda then took him to Albuquerque, NM. There he studied Ayurvedic Medicine at the Ayurvedic Institute with the renowned Dr. Vasant Lad, M.A. Sc. James is also an ordained reverend through Ron Brown Grayson, PhD in Universal Studies, co-founder of Source Legacy.

Jim Bennitt a former wrestler, massage therapist and clerk at the Chicago Board of Trade, began his studies in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda in 1997. Jim has completed teacher trainings with Daren Friesen of Moksha Yoga Center which draws heavily from the Krishnamacharya lineage, apprenticed with Gabriel Halpern of the Yoga Circle (a studio in the Iyengar tradition), spent two months in Kiev with Ukrainian Yoga master Andre Lappa for an intensive in Universal Yoga, and in 2002 began a close apprenticeship with Rod Stryker, founder of Para Yoga, in the Himalayan tradition which continues to this day. Jim has been featured in such publications as The New York Times, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Breathe and Yoga Chicago. He's also a popular presenter at the Yoga Journal Grand Geneva Conference and the Midwest Yoga Conference and teaches workshops nationwide.

curriculum

Advanced Asana:
Exploration of Strengths and Boundaries
Date: December 3-7, 2012
Teachers: Jim Bennitt and James Tennant

In this 5-day module we will focus on how to practice and teach many of the advanced poses in yoga safely, effectively, and efficiently. You will learn how to create a challenging practice for yourself and become more confident leading students through a sequence of complicated postures and techniques in a classroom or private setting. This training will also place emphasis on maintaining physical integrity while cultivating the mental clarity that defines yoga.

This training is limited to 10 students.

Technique Training/Practice: 7.5 hours

Morning practice will emphasize:

Practice of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, visualization

• A physical practice to work towards a specific advanced asana(s)
• Pranayama to calm the nervous system
• Practice of mudras and bandhas for internal support and stabilization
• Demonstraion of advanced asana and/or vinyasas
• Meditation and visualization techniques

Theory/Philosophy: 7.5 hours

Topics will include:

• The history of hatha yoga and asana practice
• Tantric Philosophy
• Components of an intelligent sequence
• Exploring the use of bandhas
• Pratyahara
• Incorporating ayurvedic principles within an advanced asana class

Methodology/Practicum: 15 hours

Afternoon session will include:

• Practice of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation and visualization
• Building an advanced, intelligent classes for different directions of mobility
• Techniques to assist in progression
• Safe and practical adjusting techniques
• Identifying limitations in yourself and others

Additional Hours will include:

• Discussion/Q&A
• Assignments
• Reading
• Homework

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Yoga and Ayurveda: Sciences Entwined
Date: October 22-26, 2012
Teachers: Jim Bennitt and James Tennant

Technique Training/Practice: 7.5 hours

Morning practice will emphasize:

Practice of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, visualization

• A specific physical practice to balance each dosha
• Pranayama to balance/pacify each dosha
• Practice of mudras and bandhas to support a desired effect
• Advanced Vata pacifying practice
• Meditation and visualization techniques

Theory/Philosophy: 7.5 hours

Topics will include:

• The roots of ayuveda and yoga
• Samkhya Philosophy
• Integration of yoga asana and ayurveda
• Unveiling the relationship among the chakras, vayus and the doshas
• Sattva, Rajas, Tamas
• Pranayama for Vata, Pitta and Kapha

Methodology/Practicum: 15 hours

Afternoon session will include:

• Practice of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation and visualization
• Building a Vata pacifying class
• Building a Pitta pacifying class
• Building a Kapha pacifying class
• Determining what type of yoga practice is right for you
• Lessons in teaching general asana classes while applying Ayurveda

Additional Hours will include:

• Discussion/Q&A
• Assignments
• Reading
• Homework

Required Reading:

Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles

• pp. 28-45
• pp. 85-94
• p. 135
• pp.200-221

Yoga and Ayurveda by Dr. Frawley

• pp. 3-7
• pp. 9-26
• pp. 27-36
• pp. 87-103
• pp. 205-225
• pp.241-260

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The Science and Art of Sequencing
Date: Summer, 2013
Teachers: Jim Bennitt and James Tennant
Technique Training/Practice: 7.5 hours

Morning practice will emphasize:

• Practice of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, visualization
• A specific direction of mobility of the spine
• Effective preparatory poses to encourage the fullest range of motion in a specific direction
• Pranayama enhancing the energetic effect of the mobility
• Mudras and bandhas that support and/or balance the overall quality of the class
• Appropriate compensation poses/exercises
• Meditation and visualization techniques

Theory/ Philosophy: 7.5 hours

Topics will include:

• Choosing effective preparatory postures
• Dynamics of compensation/balancing
• Deconstructing more complicated poses
• Anatomy of a yoga class
• Incorporating pranayama and meditation

Methodology/ Practicum: 15 hours

Afternoon session will include:

• Practice of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, visualization
• A specific focus or dynamic
• Establishing a thread within class
• Techniques to make smooth transitions within the class
• Lessons in following through with initial theme while adjusting for students' needs

Additional Hours will include:

• Discussion/Q&A
• Assignments
• Reading
• Homework

There will be training programs on the following topics with more to follow.
Additional information will be coming soon.

Yoga and Ayurveda: Sciences Entwined
Koshas and Chakras: The Layers of Human Existence
Pranayama: The Art and Practice of Yogic Breathing
Meditation: Carving a Conditioned Mind
Mudra and Bandhas: Awakening the Pranic Body
Ayurveda: Triguna: Sattva, Rajas, Tamas
Anatomy: Functional Understanding of Asana
Advance Asana: Exploration of Strength and Boundaries

overview

Our 5-day trainings will be geared toward teachers who have already completed a 200-hour training and wish to further their knowledge and teaching skills.

Each 5-day training segment will have 30 continuing education credits (CEC) assigned to it. With these trainings, you will be able to accumulate the 300 CEC needed for 500-hour accreditation by Tejas Yoga.

The trainings will be held Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily with a 2-hour break for lunch, relaxation and any work that may be assigned outside the classroom.

The daily schedule will be:

10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.:	Physical practice
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.:	Lunch and free time
1:30 p.m -3:00 p.m.:	Theory/Philosophy
3 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.:	Methodology/Practicum

Like our 200-hour training, we will keep this an intimate group of 10 students. We encourage you to sign up to reserve your spot.

philosophy

Adhikara, meaning "authority" in Sanskrit, is a main theme in our advanced teacher training program. We could also translate adhikara as "qualification" or to suggest one has possession of specific knowledge. An adhikari is a person with the ability to interpret, apply and teach this knowledge.

The Adhikara Kula Program is designed to:

• Expand on past lessons and experiences
• Strengthen your training in a specific topic
• Escalate your level of confidence when teaching
• Refine your perception of the subject matter being taught

Our aim is not only to share new information but help you to synthesize the knowledge and understanding you've already attained.